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Library Trick-or-Treat and Open House

October 29, 5-7pm

Calling all ghosts and goblins! Trick-or-treat your way through all four floors of Swem Library, then stop by the Special Collections Research Center for refreshments and an open house featuring some of their eeriest, most bizarre, and spine-tingling items from the collections. Costumes are welcome and face painting will be available in the library lobby. Free and open to the public!

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W&M Libraries Mary Mitchell ’85 Speaker Series

Homecoming Alumni Author Breakfast

Join us Saturday, October 24th at 9am for breakfast with bestselling author Fiona Davis ’88. Fiona will discuss her newest books, The Stolen Queen, an utterly addictive novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinthine streets of Cairo and back, and Samantha: The Next Chapter, the first American Girl novel for adults!

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In Perpetual Union

Commemorating the Original 13 States

On Display: July 1, 2026 - January 15, 2027